Walsh Designated an IB World School
Olean, NY -- Archbishop Walsh Academy is pleased to announce the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) has designated Walsh as an IB World School authorized to offer the Diploma Programme in fall 2011. With this award, Walsh will be one of only 2% of the high schools in the United States certified to offer this program.
The IB Diploma Programme is an internationally acclaimed and structurally rigorous academic program with approximately 2,200 schools in the world offering an IB curriculum. With the achievement of this certification, the Academy is now positioned to offer a comprehensive program of excellence in education through the Montessori pre-school, the top-ranked elementary school, and the International Baccalaureate high school.
There are many advantages for students who earn the IB Diploma as well as for those who participate in an IB curriculum. IB and its world-class academic standards are accepted throughout the world at selective universities, making it a passport to higher education at the best colleges. Students participating in the program will receive a package of education that balances subject breadth and depth, encourages international-mindedness, develops a positive attitude towards learning, holds to published global standards through rigorous external assessment and emphasizes the development of the whole student – physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically. Universities around the world welcome the unique characteristics of students who have earned an IB Diploma and recognize the way in which the program helps to prepare students for university-level education.
“This is an exciting time for Archbishop Walsh Academy and the entire Southern Tier community,” states Dr. Emily Sinsabaugh, chair of the Board of Trustees for Southern Tier Catholic School and Archbishop Walsh Academy. “The academic richness of the IB Diploma Programme will prepare graduates of Walsh for the pursuit of excellence in higher education as well as give them the tools with which to succeed for whatever career path they choose in life.”
The process of preparing and applying for approval as an IB World School has required extensive dedication and hard work from faculty, staff, administrators and board members. Faculty have attended IB program training offered around the U.S. while staff, administrators and board members have worked diligently on a strategic plan for the school, technology and curriculum plans, financial statements and educating its constituents on the benefits of the IB Diploma Programme.
“The dedication of our excellent faculty and staff has allowed Archbishop Walsh Academy to receive this IB World School designation within two years,” remarks Donna Sweet, principal at Archbishop Walsh Academy and Southern Tier Catholic School. She further comments, “To have the caliber of this program on offer to students in our area is a remarkable achievement that will further enhance the reputation for academic excellence within our community.”
Students interested in graduating with an IB diploma should contact the school at 716.372.8122 to discuss options for enrollment and the preparation necessary to meet the IB diploma requirements.
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is a two-year program of rigorous learning during a student's junior and senior years. Students study in six academic areas: Language; Second Language; Mathematics and Computer Science; Experimental Sciences; Individuals and Society; and an Elective that can be within the Arts or another area of study contained within the previously mentioned subjects.
Additionally, the programme has three core requirements that are included to broaden the educational experience and challenge students to apply their knowledge and understanding:
The extended essay is a requirement for students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of a question relating to one of the subjects they are studying. Theory of knowledge is a course designed to encourage each student to reflect on the nature of knowledge by critically examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language and reason) and different kinds of knowledge (scientific, artistic, mathematical and historical). Creativity, action, service requires that students actively learn from the experience of doing real tasks beyond the classroom.
Students take examinations at the end of their senior year and based on their scores, students may receive an IB diploma.
The IB Diploma Programme is an internationally acclaimed and structurally rigorous academic program with approximately 2,200 schools in the world offering an IB curriculum. With the achievement of this certification, the Academy is now positioned to offer a comprehensive program of excellence in education through the Montessori pre-school, the top-ranked elementary school, and the International Baccalaureate high school.
There are many advantages for students who earn the IB Diploma as well as for those who participate in an IB curriculum. IB and its world-class academic standards are accepted throughout the world at selective universities, making it a passport to higher education at the best colleges. Students participating in the program will receive a package of education that balances subject breadth and depth, encourages international-mindedness, develops a positive attitude towards learning, holds to published global standards through rigorous external assessment and emphasizes the development of the whole student – physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically. Universities around the world welcome the unique characteristics of students who have earned an IB Diploma and recognize the way in which the program helps to prepare students for university-level education.
“This is an exciting time for Archbishop Walsh Academy and the entire Southern Tier community,” states Dr. Emily Sinsabaugh, chair of the Board of Trustees for Southern Tier Catholic School and Archbishop Walsh Academy. “The academic richness of the IB Diploma Programme will prepare graduates of Walsh for the pursuit of excellence in higher education as well as give them the tools with which to succeed for whatever career path they choose in life.”
The process of preparing and applying for approval as an IB World School has required extensive dedication and hard work from faculty, staff, administrators and board members. Faculty have attended IB program training offered around the U.S. while staff, administrators and board members have worked diligently on a strategic plan for the school, technology and curriculum plans, financial statements and educating its constituents on the benefits of the IB Diploma Programme.
“The dedication of our excellent faculty and staff has allowed Archbishop Walsh Academy to receive this IB World School designation within two years,” remarks Donna Sweet, principal at Archbishop Walsh Academy and Southern Tier Catholic School. She further comments, “To have the caliber of this program on offer to students in our area is a remarkable achievement that will further enhance the reputation for academic excellence within our community.”
Students interested in graduating with an IB diploma should contact the school at 716.372.8122 to discuss options for enrollment and the preparation necessary to meet the IB diploma requirements.
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is a two-year program of rigorous learning during a student's junior and senior years. Students study in six academic areas: Language; Second Language; Mathematics and Computer Science; Experimental Sciences; Individuals and Society; and an Elective that can be within the Arts or another area of study contained within the previously mentioned subjects.
Additionally, the programme has three core requirements that are included to broaden the educational experience and challenge students to apply their knowledge and understanding:
The extended essay is a requirement for students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of a question relating to one of the subjects they are studying. Theory of knowledge is a course designed to encourage each student to reflect on the nature of knowledge by critically examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language and reason) and different kinds of knowledge (scientific, artistic, mathematical and historical). Creativity, action, service requires that students actively learn from the experience of doing real tasks beyond the classroom.
Students take examinations at the end of their senior year and based on their scores, students may receive an IB diploma.
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